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		igravious on Sept 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple must pay 13B euros in back taxes, EU's top c... 13bn is not meaningless for Ireland – that'd fund several major infrastructure projects – stuff the Irish people missed out because of these illegal tax shenanigans.

e4325f on Sept 10, 2024 [–]

Apple would have gone elsewhere if the scheme didn't exist, so it's not accurate to say Ireland has missed out on 13bn.

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